ヴィッキー・パティソンのインスタグラム(vickypattison) - 2月17日 17時42分
Yesterday I did something stupid 🥺
I engaged with someone on social media who wrote something negative about me.
Now I’m a 33 year old woman & I have been in this industry for 10 years, I understand the ups & downs of both the career I have chosen & also social media- yet I still went & foolishly tried to change a trolls mind. Silly girl.
I mean, What did I actually think was going to happen? That this woman was going to see my reply, rethink her entire thought process behind her comment, realise she was being rude & insensitive, admit any wrong doing, apologise & offer to take me out for cosmos&tacos when all this madness is over?! OF COURSE SHE F**KING WASN’T!
And the thing is, deep down, I knew I was never going to change her opinion of me. Some people are just committed to disliking you- you can do anything you want- be a positive person, be relatable, try & spread joy, be self deprecating, do charity work.. Anything. You will still be the villain in someone’s story.
A quick glance at that woman’s profile & I see she has a daughter.. & I thought to myself, does she not realise that I am just someone’s daughter too? Now I know I am not perfect, but I am trying my best in a world that sometimes scares & confuses me- isn’t that all we can do?
The worst thing about this stupid comment is that it engulfed me & controlled my entire day- I cried. I gave it too much energy, I couldn’t focus on anything else. I desperately trawled through insta looking for comments telling me that I was nice or funny, anything to prove to myself that woman was wrong. But the weird thing is- once your mind is subconsciously focused on the negative- you only see more negative. I gave her comment life, & any other negative ones I read along the way. Those comments consumed me & I ruined my own day.
I’m done trying to ask people to be better or be kind. The fact is misery just loves company & clearly some of us will never learn- but from now on, I refuse to give you my energy. Instead I will devote that to the people & things that serve me, that bring me peace. My family, boyfriend, friends, my work & those who support me.
Remember Some people do not deserve your energy 💙
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